Re: [MATHEDCC] Open Ended Questions

Bev Broomell (brb@cheerful.com)
Wed, 12 Mar 1997 21:23:46 -0500

I have just finished reviewing the first five chapters of a beginning algebra text, being published in the future (Bittinger/Ellenbogen _Elementary Algebra: Concepts and Applications 5/e_, Addison Wesley Longman).  It has exercises labeled Synthesis which includes open-ended questions.  Students are asked questions of the type:  You are returning an item which you bought at 15% off.  The store offers you credit for 115% of what you paid.  Is this fair to you.  Why or why not?  (This is a variation of a question from chapter 2, section 4.)

My vocabulary must be limited to some extent as I do not recognize the term "rubrics" (I do know that it is not the name of THE CUBE that was the rage several years ago).  As a consequence, I cannot address that part of the query.

Bev Broomell
Associate Professor
Mathematics Department
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY 11784

http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/~broomeb/index.html

broomeb@sunysuffolk.edu

Ron Erikson wrote: 
Our State (Mass) Testing Program requires that our students answer
open-ended mathematics questions.

Most of us do not have textbooks that feature these kinds of questions,
so my question to the group is "Does anyone know of any resources (books
or websites) that address open-ended questions and scoring rubrics?"

Maybe we could post examples to the group to promote awareness and
discussion.  I do not feel knowledgeable enough to start us off!

Ron Erikson
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